Turkish leader seeks end to Turkish armed struggle

 

Turkish leader seeks end to Turkish armed struggleAbdullah Ocalan, the head of the Kurdistan's Workers' Party released a statement in which he said that he was seeking a "historical decision" to reach "a democratic solution", BBC News reports.He called for a special congress in the spring to declare an end to the armed conflict which took the lives of 40,000 people, mostly Kurds.Mr Ocalan has been in prison since 1999 serving a life sentence for treason.

Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the Kurdistan's Workers' Party released a statement in which he said that he was seeking a "historical decision" to reach "a democratic solution", BBC News reports.
He called for a special congress in the spring to declare an end to the armed conflict which took the lives of 40,000 people, mostly Kurds.
Mr Ocalan has been in prison since 1999 serving a life sentence for treason.